Wartik, Nancy,
The Perils of Playing House. Nancy Wartik. - Psychology Today, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 20, Family, 1522-3213; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: The Perils of Playing House, July/Aug. 2005; pp. 42+.
"Now [2005], nearly 5 million opposite-sex couples in the United States live together outside of marriage; millions more have done it at some point. Some couples do choose to live together as a permanent alternative to marriage, but their numbers are only a tiny fraction: More than 50 percent of couples who marry today have lived together beforehand....Couples who move in together before marriage have up to two times the odds of divorce, as compared with couples who marry before living together. Moreover, married couples who have lived together before exchanging vows tend to have poorer-quality marriages than couples who moved in after the wedding. Those who cohabited first report less satisfaction, more arguing, poorer communication and lower levels of commitment." (PSYCHOLOGY TODAY) This article reports that "many researchers now argue that our penchant for combining households before taking vows is undermining our ability to commit" and examines how "the precautions we take to ensure marriage is right for us may wind up working against us."
1522-3213;
Commitment (Psychology)
Divorce
Marriage
Unmarried couples
AC1.S5
050
The Perils of Playing House. Nancy Wartik. - Psychology Today, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 20, Family, 1522-3213; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: The Perils of Playing House, July/Aug. 2005; pp. 42+.
"Now [2005], nearly 5 million opposite-sex couples in the United States live together outside of marriage; millions more have done it at some point. Some couples do choose to live together as a permanent alternative to marriage, but their numbers are only a tiny fraction: More than 50 percent of couples who marry today have lived together beforehand....Couples who move in together before marriage have up to two times the odds of divorce, as compared with couples who marry before living together. Moreover, married couples who have lived together before exchanging vows tend to have poorer-quality marriages than couples who moved in after the wedding. Those who cohabited first report less satisfaction, more arguing, poorer communication and lower levels of commitment." (PSYCHOLOGY TODAY) This article reports that "many researchers now argue that our penchant for combining households before taking vows is undermining our ability to commit" and examines how "the precautions we take to ensure marriage is right for us may wind up working against us."
1522-3213;
Commitment (Psychology)
Divorce
Marriage
Unmarried couples
AC1.S5
050